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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Calm With Horses" Pages 132-167.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Slender reeds brush against one another as cleanly as freshly whetted blades" (13)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Personification.

2. What is the most accurate characterization of Rebecca's comments about Brandon's band and Glanbeigh?
(a) Dismissive.
(b) Amused.
(c) Naive.
(d) Insincere.

3. To what animal does Martina compare the drummer?
(a) A hedgehog.
(b) A dog.
(c) An ape.
(d) A snake.

4. When Arm and Dympna meet Hector at Lally's, what conspiracy theory is the odd older man with Hector trying to advance?
(a) Jesus had a twin brother.
(b) Scotland is trying to annex Ireland.
(c) The World Cup finalists are all robots.
(d) There is a hidden planet in our solar system.

5. Jamie Duffy's nickname, "Scaldyballs," is an example of which literary device?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?

2. What does Paudi do with the stone that Arm sets on the table?

3. Why is Val not very surprised that one of the four underage girls who tries to enter the club knows him by name?

4. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?

5. Where do Val, Joan, and Martina meet after work?

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